The Onion-Cutting Ninja's Secret Crush

88 Good Work Ethic

Around them, some other people couldn't help but whisper about this as well, wondering if somebody had really pulled a mean-spirited joke on the other contestants.

Hearing this, one of the other men that had taken part couldn't help but put down his knife and turn to the jury. "Is nobody going to say something? That guy is clearly a professional! He should be disqualified."

The jury was pulled out of their own stupor, finally reacting.

There were three of them, all of them professional chefs. To be honest, if Si Jin was held to the standards of somebody who had actually been cooking for years or even had an education in cooking, then his feat wasn't that amazing.

The astonishing thing was that he was supposed to be just a casual visitor who didn't have that kind of background. And he didn't look old enough to be really that well-versed in cooking that he could do this without trouble at all.

Usually, that was what they would expect from somebody who had ten or twenty years of regular cooking behind them even if it was just at home. And even among those people, there weren't that many who were able to do what he had just done.

Still, they didn't want to accuse somebody just because of how they looked. The woman who was sitting to the left turned to look at Si Jin. "I'm sorry but I have to ask: Is this true? Are you a professional chef?"

Si Jin looked from the other contestant to her and then shook his head.

The other contestant's face immediately turned red. "He's clearly lying!"

Seeing this, Si Yi stepped forward, walking up to the table of the jury, and inclined his head. "I'm sorry for interrupting but this person happens to be my employer. Here is our business card. If you want to verify his identity, you can do so with a call. We will happily answer all your questions."

The woman took the card in surprise and then showed it to the other two jury members who then looked up at Si Yi and finally at Si Jin. They didn't think that anybody from the audience would step up just like that to cover up a lie. While there were prizes, they were hardly big enough to warrant this. It just didn't seem worth making a big deal over it like calling some corporation and finding out who their big boss was. Especially considering that the name on top of the card was actually quite well-known.

Looking up at Si Yi, the woman smiled. "So it was like that. I'm really sorry about the commotion. It is just that Mister Si is really a natural talent with the knife."

Si Yi gave a noncommittal smile. "I guess he had a good teacher." Turning to his master, he looked for instructions on how to proceed further.

Si Jin didn't have anything to say though. In any case, he didn't get the problem at all. He had complied with the rules and this person was clearly just unhappy that he had managed to win. This kind of sore loser, he wouldn't pay him any mind. After all, this contest wasn't that serious.

Originally, after he had searched this part of the building and realized that Si San wasn't there, he had coincidentally noticed what the next event in this room would be.

Looking at the rules and seeing that they applied to him, he had immediately taken up a spot among the contestants, feeling that this was a good opportunity for him to practice his cooking skills further while he waited for news about Si San from the others.

As it turned out, it had been a good idea. With each ingredient that he cut, his ability would be better. He wasn't quite sure why people were making such a big deal out of it but just having been able to do it was still good enough. Now though, it seemed that they were finished so he could now go and question Si San.